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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
25 Mar [1878]
Source of text:
DAR 95: 469–70
Summary:

CD and Frank think they have proved that function of plant sleep is to protect leaves from injury by chilling radiation. Requests plants for experiment to determine whether underside of leaf is hardier than upper.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
John Innes Rogers
To:
Francis Darwin
Date:
25 Mar 1878
Source of text:
DAR 176: 196
Summary:

Suggests movements of sensitive plants may protect against insects.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project